Tuesday, January 30, 2007

"So that the frogs could breathe easier" .... Ptuj, Slovenia

So,that the frogs can breathe easier!

The students of Gimnazija Ptuj (class 2.a) have joined the ENOand the project about climate changes. The project is called»So that the frogs can breathe easier«. We were inspired by themascot (a frog named Frank), which we made by ourselves andwas symbolically carried across the road. Why did we do this?

The frog is an animal that is very sensitive to climate changes,so many kinds the species are already onthe edge of extinction.humans have a big influence on their life. The most interesting factis that frogs need the closeness of humans. Humans, however, arechanging frogs habitat by building houses and roads, changing layersof humus, using pesticides in farming, destroying natural ponds etc.Did you know, that gardeners are very happy if frogs inhabits theirgardens because that means they wont have any problems with pests?By building an extensive road sistem network, humans are interferringwith frogs natural paths that lead to their spawning places.This is the reason why there are so many frogs run over by cars duringtheirr spawning season. Many environmental organisations are warmingus about this problem by carrying frogs across the roads, closer to thespawning places.

Our preparations began quite some time ago. We startedto cutting frogsfrom paper. Onto those paper-frogs we wrote our promises how we weregoing to improve the environment. We made posters and invited otherstudents to take part in the activities. We presented our work with arole-play between two worried meteorologists talking about climate changes.We organised an exehibition in the school library.But, if you look at the pictures, you will see for yourselves!